Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah congratulates all the agencies for achieving a historic milestone by securing the deportation of hardened narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh from Türkiye

The Union Home Minister of India congratulated law enforcement agencies for the deportation of narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh from Türkiye. Operating under the fake identity of Navab Virk and holding Turkish citizenship, he allegedly smuggled heroin and methamphetamine from Afghanistan to India. The government reports that a total of 288 fugitives have been brought back from 36 countries between 2019 and August 2026. The release highlights strategic measures against fugitives and narco-cartels, including legislative changes such as the NIA and UAPA amendments of 2019, the launch of the BHARATPOL platform in January 2025 for improved information sharing, stricter enforcement of the PMLA resulting in asset attachments, and the issuance of Red Corner Notices.